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Articles Published
May 17, 2012
The 87-acre oasis in a North Philadelphia neighborhood has been called out by the City Parks Alliance for its remarkable transformation through a multi-year, $20 million restoration.
May 17, 2012
The New York crowd, bussed in and then right back out again, would never guess that on the sprawling Parkway, context is everything. What ends up being most striking about the building, then, is how well it fits with the other low-slung institutions in the neighborhood.
May 7, 2012
Getting to know the principal at the Manayunk-based landscape architecture firm, Andropogon, and the steward of things green at the Art Commission.
May 3, 2012
Designed to do good, without being prosaic, this 18-month-old suped-up community center has become tremendously popular — and is already impacting the area's economic development.
May 2, 2012
Reduced seating at the Mann, a new sculpture on the Parkway, a garage at the Zoo, and a major art installation at the Airport. Plus: a new bridge in West Philly.
April 24, 2012
Both projects are in West Philadelphia and were subject to lengthy discussions. One involved a plea of financial hardship, the other cited the public interest as its driving force.
April 17, 2012
A generally sympathetic City Council heard testimony on Parks and Rec operations, budget, and performance, with an emphasis on reducing pain brought on by funding cuts.
April 13, 2012
The Commission wrestled with how far to tinker with beloved institutional buildings.
March 30, 2012
As the park opened for its sixth season, officials introduced a new rentable event space.
March 29, 2012
Panelists touched upon everything from geographic boundaries to urban renewal — eventually settling on race and ethnicity as the driving forces in how neighborhoods develop and change.
PlanPhilly: Planning Philadelphia's Future